I’m a former JET Program participant (’12-’15) from America and lived in Japan for five years between 2012 and 2017.

I started this website in 2014 as a way to reach out to LGBTQ / GSM expats in Japan, providing English-language resources and writing about my personal observations and experiences.

In early 2015, the conversation surrounding GSM in Japan began to attract media attention, and I became interested in translating news stories related to the advancement of the rights of these marginalized groups.